WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 2 | 2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

11-17-2007 20:24 UTC-4

15-Minute Break

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All 19 players remaining in the tournament are temporarily out of danger . . . at least for the next 15 minutes.

The tournament clock has been paused while the players take their third break of the day.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

11-17-2007 20:38 UTC-4

Game On

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The players have returned from break and the cards are in the air. The tournament is currently being played hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated and we're in the money.

11-17-2007 20:53 UTC-4

Who Wants to Be the Bubble Boy?

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10 minutes have passed since play resumed from the break and we've yet to lose the 19th place finisher.

A majority of the players have tightened up hoping to coast into the money, though a select few have turned on the jets in an effort to pick up a few extra chips during this traditionally slow period in the tournament.

11-17-2007 21:02 UTC-4

Short Stacks Fighting Tough

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The tournament's shortest stacks belong to Eric Tang, Marty Wong and Gary Tighe and none of them seem ready to give up the good fight just yet.

Both Wong and Tighe have doubled up in the last five minutes, while Tang is down to his last 2,200 in chips.

Tags: Eric Tang

11-17-2007 21:07 UTC-4

The Bubble has Burst

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Eric Tang fought off elimination long and hard, playing short-stacked for the better part of the day, but his run has just come to an end.

Getting the rest of his money into the middle holding K-Q, Tang was called by both Kevin Vanderbeek and Michael Banducci.

The board filled out {A-Clubs}

. Banducci and Vanderbeek had checked every street until the river, when Banducci tossed a 5,000 bet into the pot. "Seriously?" asked Vanderbeek, who seemed perplexed by the play.

"OK, I call," Kevin continued, prompting Banducci to turn over {A-Hearts}

for the absolute nuts.

With Tang's elimination, the remaining 18 players are officially in the money and are currently redrawing for new seats.

Tags: Eric Tang

11-17-2007 21:18 UTC-4

New Seat Assignments

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Bluff Feature Table:

1.) Chris Ferguson
2.) Marty Wong
3.) Mark Bonsack
4.) Kevin Vanderbeek
5.) Travis Erdman
6.) Aaron Kanter
7.) Michael Banducci
8.) John Thomas
9.) Gary Tighe

Table 44:

1.) Frank Lee
2.) Vic Campana
3.) Vincent Shaw
4.) Gabriel Testa
5.) Sylvester 'Vesty' Geoghegan
6.) Dustin Fox
7.) George Saca
8.) Mark Simmons
9.) Dennis Lane

11-17-2007 21:24 UTC-4

Double Whammy

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Shortly after the players got comfortable in their new seats, Gabriel Testa eliminated both Vic Campana and Vincent Shaw on the same hand when his pocket nines held up against Campana's Q-J and Shaw's A-J.

Shaw started the hand with more chips than Campana, thereby giving him 17th place, though both players received an equal $7,458 in prize money.

Tags: Vic Campana

11-17-2007 21:32 UTC-4

Tighe Eliminated by Ferguson

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Chris Ferguson came over the top of a pre-flop raise from Michael Banducci that caused him to fold, isolating Gary Tighe and himself heads-up, effectively completing the action in the hand.

Ferguson showed {A-Spades}

and Tighe tabled pocket nines. The board filled out {2-Hearts}

and the ace on the river gave Ferguson the best hand, eliminating Tighe from the tournament in 16th place.

For his efforts, Tighe received $7,458 in prize money.

Tags: Gary Tighe

11-17-2007 21:34 UTC-4

Wong Eliminated by Banducci

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Marty Wong was just eliminated from the tournament by Michael Banducci after running his pocket eights into the pocket kings of Banducci.

The board filled out {J-Diamonds}

and Banducci's kings held up to win the pot.

For his 15th place finish, Wong earned $8,814 in prize money.

Tags: Marty Wong